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people made tent cities because they couldn't be in their rooms because there was so much water. they slept on the deck for five days. >> is we are showing a picture of the sleeping conditions out on the deck. is that where you slept. >> we did not get water in our room we were among the few. what happened to us we had no light and toilet. we had a bag to take care of that business. the people on the first and second level the children, the children out there was the worst part. >> yeah, you know managing all of this, social engineering. did anybody lose their temper? how do you describe the demeanor of the ship? the crew was fantastic. they did everything that they could. last night, people's tempers started flying. we were watching a movie. she refused to leave and they put her in the brig for the night. it could have been much, much worse. the folks were pretty much at their breaking point when the ship pulled into the dock. joining us by phone is one of her fellow passengers. jamie ed schultz good to have you with us tonight. i mean absolutely. this has been memorable to say
people made tent cities because they couldn't be in their rooms because there was so much water. they slept on the deck for five days. >> is we are showing a picture of the sleeping conditions out on the deck. is that where you slept. >> we did not get water in our room we were among the few. what happened to us we had no light and toilet. we had a bag to take care of that business. the people on the first and second level the children, the children out there was the worst part....
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in the city. so rahm has already prioritized this. but what i've also done is say let's give every child across america access to high quality public preschool, every child, not just some. every dollar we put into early childhood education can save $7 down the road by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, reducing violent crime, reducing the welfare roles, making sure the folks who have work, now they're paying taxes, all this stuff pays back huge dividends if we make the investment. so let's make this happen. let's make sure every child has the chance they deserve. [ applause ] as kids go through school, we'll recruit new math and science teachers to make sure they have the skills that the future demands. we'll help more young people in low-income neighborhoods get summer jobs. we'll redesign our high schools and encourage our kids to stay in high school so that the diploma they get leads directly to a good job once they graduate. [ applause ] right here in chicago five now high sch
in the city. so rahm has already prioritized this. but what i've also done is say let's give every child across america access to high quality public preschool, every child, not just some. every dollar we put into early childhood education can save $7 down the road by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, reducing violent crime, reducing the welfare roles, making sure the folks who have work, now they're paying taxes, all this stuff pays back huge dividends if we make the...
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howard, as a deputy mayor of new york city, the question of keeping the city safe is something you deal with on a daily basis. this is a really interesting and brave new arena that we have sort of yet to really get our minds and arms around in terms of national security. >> well, all of our essential infrastructure in the city, from water, to street lights, to sewage, to elevators, everything you can think of runs on computers somewhere. somewhere there is a computer running it, and if there was a government or some other non-governmental entity that had the ability to hack into some of those systems to, you know, flood our streets, to shut off the electric grid, there would be chaos, and so this is an enormously serious problem. it's not just about hacking a website and spoofing the website. this is about how we go about our daily lives, and i hope, i don't know, i hope that the federal government is taking this as seriously as they need to, because, and you hear this analogy a lot, compared to pearl harbor, you could be looking at the next pearl harbor. one day you could wake up and t
howard, as a deputy mayor of new york city, the question of keeping the city safe is something you deal with on a daily basis. this is a really interesting and brave new arena that we have sort of yet to really get our minds and arms around in terms of national security. >> well, all of our essential infrastructure in the city, from water, to street lights, to sewage, to elevators, everything you can think of runs on computers somewhere. somewhere there is a computer running it, and if...
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more police officers will be leaving their desk jobs to patrol the city streets. sfwlirchlgt the most difficult moment for the state department under hillary clinton clearly was the loss of four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, at the u.s. mission in benghazi. last september she and president obama preceded over a somber repat yags ceremony at andrews air force base. >> so we will wipe away our tears, stiffen our spines and face the future undaunted. we will do it together. protecting and helping one another. just like sean, tyrone, glen, and chris always did. [ dad ] ah! lily... she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dress. and she's not exactly tidy. even if she gets a stain she'll wear it for a week straight. so i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. since i'm the one who has to do the laundry. i do what any expert dad would do. i let her play sheriff. i got 20 minutes to life. you are free to go. [ dad ] tide and downy. great on their own, even better together. >>> hillary rodham clinton healthing'
more police officers will be leaving their desk jobs to patrol the city streets. sfwlirchlgt the most difficult moment for the state department under hillary clinton clearly was the loss of four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, at the u.s. mission in benghazi. last september she and president obama preceded over a somber repat yags ceremony at andrews air force base. >> so we will wipe away our tears, stiffen our spines and face the future undaunted. we will do it together....
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the private sector actually just doesn't produce enough of it for the people that want it. forget about getting people that are outside of it. in new york city with neighborhoods with a lot of money, there are people on waiting lists. >> for, like -- for people who are wealthy. >> as to the argument that it fades as the kids -- you have a couple of quality pre-k education with full day kindergarten. full day kindergarten is enormously important. some of those things the state could pick up. when i became governor that was my frontal boundary one and you put one-third of the billion dollars into pre-k and full day, and by the team i left in my eighth year pennsylvania kids finished first in the nation on the nate test in eighth grade with readers wrshgz eighth grade. we started out in year one, and our eighth graders that went through pre-k and full day kindergarten, and for us with all of the english as second language cities that we have for us to be number one in reading was extraordinary, and it came from an investment. that investment has to go all wait through, and you
the private sector actually just doesn't produce enough of it for the people that want it. forget about getting people that are outside of it. in new york city with neighborhoods with a lot of money, there are people on waiting lists. >> for, like -- for people who are wealthy. >> as to the argument that it fades as the kids -- you have a couple of quality pre-k education with full day kindergarten. full day kindergarten is enormously important. some of those things the state could...
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some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. to get her oven baked taste straight from the microwave. like her oven roasted chicken baked in a rich, creamy alfredo sauce. she calls them her new comfort bakes. marie callender's. it's time to savor. >>> in just about an hour, senator frank lautenberg will hold a news conference. the 89-year-old is expected to talk about his retirement which he announced yesterday. he was and elected to the senate in 1982. that clears the way for newark mayor cory booker. speaking of running, could rahm emanuel run if hillary clinton is not interested? a spokesman told a chicago newspaper he is not running. so check out the website for this swanky website where the obamas spent valentine's day. it's called minibar. >>> house speaker john boehner blew a kiss to luke russert. >>> and you'll want to hear what the president said about the penny. he didn't rule out the idea of getting rid of it. >> this is not going to be a huge savings for government, but any time we're spending more
some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. to get her oven baked taste straight from the microwave. like her oven roasted chicken baked in a rich, creamy alfredo sauce. she calls them her new comfort bakes. marie callender's. it's time to savor. >>> in just about an hour, senator frank lautenberg will hold a news conference. the 89-year-old is expected to talk about his retirement which he announced yesterday. he was...
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part of the problem is, number one, they lost the cities, including the urban city. they're losing urban white voters, and they're losing young voters and part of the problem is them. the messaging they use to gin up their base turns off obviously younger people, turns off women, turns off minorities. this time they really got minorities excited about voting. there was already loyalty to barack obama among african americans, but when you did that, that made that vote solidified, determined to come out as if it was 2008. >> this is the problem they have. the leadership, the michael gersons of the world, god bless them, as joe biden would say, are alienated from the people who support the party, the people who support the party. >> the angry guy out in arizona. >> the town hall meetings. i mean there's a reason why a lot more centrists or less yahoo republicans did not run for president last time. there was all the crazies and mitt romney, and if you saw the people turning out as we keep playing those clips from the republican debates, the audience was one that they do
part of the problem is, number one, they lost the cities, including the urban city. they're losing urban white voters, and they're losing young voters and part of the problem is them. the messaging they use to gin up their base turns off obviously younger people, turns off women, turns off minorities. this time they really got minorities excited about voting. there was already loyalty to barack obama among african americans, but when you did that, that made that vote solidified, determined to...
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city tonight for a candlelight vigil marking one year since the 17-year-old was shot as he walked through his father's gated community in florida. george zimmerman claims he shot martin in self-defense. he goes on trial in june. that prompted a conversation about race and stand your ground laws. they will be thomas robert's guest in the next hour. >>> new violence in damascus. at least eight people were killed in a bombing. several ballistic missiles were fired in aleppo killing 140 people over the last week. john kerry will discuss this with officials in berlin today. yesterday he said the administration has been considering new stepses to increase support for the syrian opposition that the u.s. won't, quote, leave them dangling in the wind. >>> israeli rocket has been fired from gasparin gaza strip israel. >>> social media has been buzzing since ikea said they are pulling off their meatballs off the shelves in europe. ikea serves up to 150 million meatballs a year. they are cheap and are bathed in a sauce. the u.s. is not affected. >>> the oxford dictionary is getting some new additions
city tonight for a candlelight vigil marking one year since the 17-year-old was shot as he walked through his father's gated community in florida. george zimmerman claims he shot martin in self-defense. he goes on trial in june. that prompted a conversation about race and stand your ground laws. they will be thomas robert's guest in the next hour. >>> new violence in damascus. at least eight people were killed in a bombing. several ballistic missiles were fired in aleppo killing 140...
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the district is in chicago and in a chunk of the city's southern suburbs. it's a heavily democratic district. whoever wins the primary tomorrow is consider likely to win the seat overall and to take a seat in congress in april. because of the juicy democratic prospects, at the outset, 17 different democrats lined up to compete in this primary, which is crazy. the candidate with the most name recognition was former congresswoman debbie halvorson, a supporter of gun rights who touts her "a" rating with the national rifle association. or who did tout that rating with the national rifle association before this year. because this is both the first election for federal office since we picked a president, and also the first federal election since newtown, since the elementary massacre at sandy hook elementary in december. even though she has touted her "a" rating from the nra in the past, now debbie halvorson is now touting her support for universal background checks for gun purchases. this time around she insists she has not lobbied the nra for an endorsement. oo
the district is in chicago and in a chunk of the city's southern suburbs. it's a heavily democratic district. whoever wins the primary tomorrow is consider likely to win the seat overall and to take a seat in congress in april. because of the juicy democratic prospects, at the outset, 17 different democrats lined up to compete in this primary, which is crazy. the candidate with the most name recognition was former congresswoman debbie halvorson, a supporter of gun rights who touts her...
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we're really talking about the inner cities. we're talking about african-americans here. there are lots of code words that might work for cuccinnelli among a virginia tea party audience, but it's not going to speak to the bigger things voters are looking for. how does it speak to people's aspirations? how does it speak to people's attempt to get into the middle class, to get themselves out of being in the working poor, or cement their position in the working class? and that's where it's bad politics as well as a miscalculation about what makes this country work. >> howard, how does this cuccinnelli get away from these comments and rebrand himself in any way, shape, or form? >> well, he's not going to, ed. first of all, you've got two fantastic political analysts who have already spoken, david and richard. so i'm going to do something i don't usually do, which is vent. who are the takers and who are the makers, ed? is chris christie a taker? are the people on the jersey shore takers? not makers? are the people in connecticut and on staten island who were devastated by sand
we're really talking about the inner cities. we're talking about african-americans here. there are lots of code words that might work for cuccinnelli among a virginia tea party audience, but it's not going to speak to the bigger things voters are looking for. how does it speak to people's aspirations? how does it speak to people's attempt to get into the middle class, to get themselves out of being in the working poor, or cement their position in the working class? and that's where it's bad...
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the kind of south in the cities that had stayed in relatively stable condition from fdr to that. and we haven't seen anything since. the reagan revolution seems to have ended since reagan left the stage and what we've had in both parties is a failure of finding the right combination. >> the big difference between reagan and obama as far as coalition building is that the democratic party didn't react to reagan's aacceptedsy the way the republican party is reacting to oh bam in. you had a democratic party that was for a time being idealogically major yalgized but they didn't adopt a policy of structure. >> i don't think you can declare in the middle of administration that they have put together the coalition that's going to succeed it. >> and you can't claim that the president's re-election was an aligning event. he won actually with less percentage than he had in 2008. and, you know, republicans to like 30 governors, you know, a meaningful number of senators. >> but there may be a -- >> and control of one of the bodies of the united states congress. my point is -- >> although they
the kind of south in the cities that had stayed in relatively stable condition from fdr to that. and we haven't seen anything since. the reagan revolution seems to have ended since reagan left the stage and what we've had in both parties is a failure of finding the right combination. >> the big difference between reagan and obama as far as coalition building is that the democratic party didn't react to reagan's aacceptedsy the way the republican party is reacting to oh bam in. you had a...
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york city area. saturday to saturday night time frame for a little bit of snow. weekend forecast, rain this morning and the cold in the northern plains. rain there in florida. saturday, weak storm in new england. but look at how beautiful it is throughout the entire southern half of the country by the time we get to sunday and the southeast. will slowly begin to warm up. >>> let's turn to sports now and the nba. in oklahoma city a rematch of last year's nba finals. thunder trying to prove they can beat lebron and the heat. it doesn't start well for kevin durant, he doesn't get the call, a little upset, of course, with the turnover, pounds the court, that's a technical. later in the first quarter, scary moment for kevin durant, he goes for the rebound and falls awkwardly on his shoulder, he stays down, refuses to leave the game. ends up scoring 40. lebron looking to keep his scoring streak going. he sinks the three. he elevates and throws down the alley-oop. lebron, another amazing night been but his
york city area. saturday to saturday night time frame for a little bit of snow. weekend forecast, rain this morning and the cold in the northern plains. rain there in florida. saturday, weak storm in new england. but look at how beautiful it is throughout the entire southern half of the country by the time we get to sunday and the southeast. will slowly begin to warm up. >>> let's turn to sports now and the nba. in oklahoma city a rematch of last year's nba finals. thunder trying to...
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we're also watching rain showers developing during the day. kansas city, st. louis, little rock and the west coast everything is fine from l.a. to phoenix. showers in seattle. have a great holiday. hey, it's me, progressive insurance. you know, from our 4,000 television commercials. yep, there i am with flo. hoo-hoo! watch it! [chuckles] anyhoo, 3 million people switched to me last year, saving an average of $475. [sigh] it feels good to help people save... with great discounts like safe driver, multicar, and multipolicy. so call me today. you'll be glad you did. cannonbox! [splash!] >>> good monday morning. happy president's day. a chain of fierce politicking under way with the president and republicans cross hairs over immigration. let's get you up to speed. details of a white house immigration plan leaked and this morning the "new york times" reports that under it none of the 11 million illegals would get green cards until eight years after the bill passes or 30 days after everyone
we're also watching rain showers developing during the day. kansas city, st. louis, little rock and the west coast everything is fine from l.a. to phoenix. showers in seattle. have a great holiday. hey, it's me, progressive insurance. you know, from our 4,000 television commercials. yep, there i am with flo. hoo-hoo! watch it! [chuckles] anyhoo, 3 million people switched to me last year, saving an average of $475. [sigh] it feels good to help people save... with great discounts like safe...
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areas around new york city. it's nothing that's causing anyone too many problems on the roads. there's a little burst out on 78 and 80 going across jersey. a little picking up as far as intensi intensity. again, most of the roads have been salted because of the past days. they should be for the most part just wet. also, it's very cold in northern new england today. our friends if maine through new hampshire and that minus 18 is in saranac lake, new york, one of the coldest spots in the entire country early today. that is the northern adirondaks. much of the country is turning the corner now. we're going to warm things up. look at the beautiful weather. temperatures in the 60s in the southeast today. 60s in texas. san antonio, near 80 almost. denver near 60. kansas city, up to 51. it looks like our har are cold winter is starting to wayne a little bit. >> you know, our men are obsessed with denver temperatures. >> crazy. >> all right. now sports, rather sports and infrastructure. documents released yesterday show that there were concerns about a power outage in the super dome as
areas around new york city. it's nothing that's causing anyone too many problems on the roads. there's a little burst out on 78 and 80 going across jersey. a little picking up as far as intensi intensity. again, most of the roads have been salted because of the past days. they should be for the most part just wet. also, it's very cold in northern new england today. our friends if maine through new hampshire and that minus 18 is in saranac lake, new york, one of the coldest spots in the entire...
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back towards the midwest, from kansas city to wichita, possibility of 6 to 12 and some area out in kansas is going to get significantly more. the forecast for the east coast today is fine. one of our extended computers, it's showing another possible snowstorm, another significant snowstorm, peter, for new england. saturday into sunday. so, this would be three weekends in a row with a snowstorm in new england. let's hope it changes by then. >> we're hoping that passes. we'll toss things down to florida. >>> if you're among those curious how the leader of the free world handles a putter, we have your covered. tiger woods evaluated the president's skills yesterday at the match play championships. here's what he had to say. >> playing with mr. president was pretty cool. he's a wonderful person to be around. and we won. he hit the ball well and he's got amazing touch. he can certainly chip and putt. if he ever spent after these four years f he spend more time playing golf, he'll get to where he's a pretty good stick. >> pretty good stick is golf talk for he's got a pretty good game. for those
back towards the midwest, from kansas city to wichita, possibility of 6 to 12 and some area out in kansas is going to get significantly more. the forecast for the east coast today is fine. one of our extended computers, it's showing another possible snowstorm, another significant snowstorm, peter, for new england. saturday into sunday. so, this would be three weekends in a row with a snowstorm in new england. let's hope it changes by then. >> we're hoping that passes. we'll toss things...
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the other one is the government. you can think back to oklahoma city in 1995. he got in trouble back then. he talked about federal agents jack booted thugs and storm troopers and said they were going to come after law-abiding set zenz. this is what you had to worry about. as long as the gangs are going to get you or the government is going to get you, and you better arm yourself. this is a consistent message for like a quarter of a century. >> interestingly, this screen he made the point of saying we are not advocating gun ownership. it's the gangs. >> the actions of the government, they won't come to save you. get more guns. >> if it is a doubling down, maggie, we were talking about this before this segment, i think that the conversation is different this time around. >> yeah. i mean, i think we've discussed on this show before that basically the nra is we're not the target audience of who they're talking to here in central brooklyn or south brooklyn, or various residences in brooklyn, including myself. i think we are about to see and one away wha we were disc
the other one is the government. you can think back to oklahoma city in 1995. he got in trouble back then. he talked about federal agents jack booted thugs and storm troopers and said they were going to come after law-abiding set zenz. this is what you had to worry about. as long as the gangs are going to get you or the government is going to get you, and you better arm yourself. this is a consistent message for like a quarter of a century. >> interestingly, this screen he made the point...
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. >>> kuwait city has been flag raised, once again, in the capital of that besieged country. >>> the daily flashback. this day in 1991 after 208 days of occupation, iraqi forces abandoned the kuwaiti capital and troops began retreating after saddam hussein ordered the withdrawal in a radio address from baghdad two days later president bush would declare iraq's army defeated. ending at was the time the largest offensive since world war ii. >>> president obama hits the road to talk about the consequences of big cuts, no meetings on the horizon. hoy ha how hard is to to hash out a deal with no face-to-face discussion? writes for "national review" and bloomberg view and form er democrat from arkansas blanche lincoln. not even a negotiation to have a negotiation this week. there will probably be a photo-op chat before friday because everybody needs this to happen. will it happen all year? >> thesen why we know we won't get a deal before march 1st. no talks going on on capitol hill or the white house. the legislative aide isn't shuttli shuttling back and forth from the white house to the c
. >>> kuwait city has been flag raised, once again, in the capital of that besieged country. >>> the daily flashback. this day in 1991 after 208 days of occupation, iraqi forces abandoned the kuwaiti capital and troops began retreating after saddam hussein ordered the withdrawal in a radio address from baghdad two days later president bush would declare iraq's army defeated. ending at was the time the largest offensive since world war ii. >>> president obama hits the...
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families the whole time, not knowing what was going to happen next terrorizing your city and the region. i'm glad for your sake that this is all over. talk to me about what your cleegdz in san bernardino did. law enforcement authority, i know. >> let me just say that i couldn't be prouder of the men and women of the los angeles police department, the san bernardino sheriff deputies, the river side police department, all of whom seamlessly together to finally get and apprehend -- kill in this instance mr. dorner. look, they're going to have an after action report and investigation of how this occurred, so i'm not going to give an opinion, but i do want to remind you and the public that dorner was shooting at them with an assault weapon, and it wasnightfall was coming, and they made a decision to throw those canisters in there, and we'll look at their -- their department, i imagine, will look into it, but i think people forget that there were four innocent people killed in cold blood by christopher dorner. there were 50 people, and their families who were traumatized and terrorized. i tal
families the whole time, not knowing what was going to happen next terrorizing your city and the region. i'm glad for your sake that this is all over. talk to me about what your cleegdz in san bernardino did. law enforcement authority, i know. >> let me just say that i couldn't be prouder of the men and women of the los angeles police department, the san bernardino sheriff deputies, the river side police department, all of whom seamlessly together to finally get and apprehend -- kill in...
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into education and focus on letting the states, the counties, the cities, the local school sites handle the education issues. what we're doing with federal intervention is not working. and teachers and parents know best how to address these issues. >> all right. i'm going to leave it there. marsha blackburn from great state of tennessee. >> happy valentine's day. >> home of the grand old opry. >> we like that grand old opri and we like the great opportunity party. >> thanks for coming on. >> sure. >>> up next, another one of the president's picks in jeopardy. not the game show. >>> plus, taking on the tea party. lindsey graham, one of the republicans that could be vulnerable to a conservative primary challenge, well, he's getting a little help from some very wealthy friends. >>> but first, today's trivia question. in honor of valentine's day, senators dixie graves and elaine edwards were both given what honor by their husbands? first person to tweet the correct answer to both my twitter feed @chucktodd and @the dailyrundown will now get a check out on the air. our graphics handle is rea
into education and focus on letting the states, the counties, the cities, the local school sites handle the education issues. what we're doing with federal intervention is not working. and teachers and parents know best how to address these issues. >> all right. i'm going to leave it there. marsha blackburn from great state of tennessee. >> happy valentine's day. >> home of the grand old opry. >> we like that grand old opri and we like the great opportunity party....
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that was a clip from the documentary "the gatekeepers" which opens in select cities today. the film looks at israel's legendary shin bet, its intelligence agency and interviews six of its former heads. they sound a lot more like chuck hagel than bibi netanyahu. has left to human suffering on the part of the palestinians and has been banned from israel itself. like president obama, they argue for the need to engage your enemies. they say you can't make peace through military means alone. in order, these men wouldn't fit in very well in the republican party in the u.s. right now. they might even get badgered by lindsey graham and ted cruz as we saw in a congressional hearing. the film is directed by documentary filmmaker dror moreh. thank you so much for this. i guess we always know in the states here, as you know, the military are often very hesitant about getting involved in military operations. they know the limitations of war and the unexpected horrors and costs of war. tell us about it, because i don't think most of us who follow israeli politics here are fully aware of
that was a clip from the documentary "the gatekeepers" which opens in select cities today. the film looks at israel's legendary shin bet, its intelligence agency and interviews six of its former heads. they sound a lot more like chuck hagel than bibi netanyahu. has left to human suffering on the part of the palestinians and has been banned from israel itself. like president obama, they argue for the need to engage your enemies. they say you can't make peace through military means...
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at the skyline of the city, new york city. check of the weather, nbc's around the clock meteorologist bill karins. >> i have nothing good to tell anyone. >> a lot of weather content. >> did you see the tornado yesterday? >> i did a twister. >> it was a large one too. this was very impressive stuff. i am still so amazed. this thing was on the ground for miles and miles and it didn't kill anyone. i mean, it's incredible that people got out of the way. there were some 50 some injuries. houses completely destroyed. there was an ace hardware store that doesn't even exist anymore. this was hattiesburg, mississippi. this was on the ground well past hattiesburg too. you can see the debris blowing around the bottom of that thing. amazing stuff there. just glad that no one was killed. >>> we don't have any tornadoes to talk about today. we still have that heavy rain from the same storm in the deep south. we've had some flash flooding in the same areas hit by tornadoes. in areas of georgia and southern alabama, you may have lightning and
at the skyline of the city, new york city. check of the weather, nbc's around the clock meteorologist bill karins. >> i have nothing good to tell anyone. >> a lot of weather content. >> did you see the tornado yesterday? >> i did a twister. >> it was a large one too. this was very impressive stuff. i am still so amazed. this thing was on the ground for miles and miles and it didn't kill anyone. i mean, it's incredible that people got out of the way. there were some...
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that was a clip from the academy award-nominated "the gate keepers" which opens in select cities today. the film takes a look at intelligence agency and interviews six of its former heads. the surprise here is they sent a lot more like chuck hagel. it's led to human suffering on the part of the palestinians and has been banned for israel itself. and like president obama, they argue for the need to engage your enemies, even hamas and horan. in other words, these men wouldn't fit in very well in the republican party here in the ugs right now. they might even get badgered by lindsey gram. the film is directed by dro droy moray. thank you so much for this. i guess we always know in the state here, as you know, that military are very hesitant. they know the limitations of war in the unexpected horrors and costs of war. tell us about -- because i don't think most of us who follow israeli politics here, are fully aware of the views you got from your people in the military, the top intelligence people there about israeli security. >> look, the basic thing is where do you want to lead this conf
that was a clip from the academy award-nominated "the gate keepers" which opens in select cities today. the film takes a look at intelligence agency and interviews six of its former heads. the surprise here is they sent a lot more like chuck hagel. it's led to human suffering on the part of the palestinians and has been banned for israel itself. and like president obama, they argue for the need to engage your enemies, even hamas and horan. in other words, these men wouldn't fit in...
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and right now it's about the size of the city of chicago, and they plan to expand it to the size of the state of florida. this pipeline is intended to get its product to the gulf of mexico for export. this is not fuel for the united states. we're already processing that fuel in oklahoma, but they want to by pass oklahoma to get it down to the gulf because they aren't able to get it to the coast in canada since the indigenous communities have stopped it from going through their lands. >> so this is not the only oil pipeline project in the country. what is it about this one that makes it different and -- is it the size or you're talking about the dirty environmental issues? i mean, what is it that makes this one so volatile? >> well, there's a number of issues. not the least of which is that first of all this is not conventional crude. this is tar sand sludge. it has to be heated. it's called bitamin. it has to be heated to 150 degrees to get it to move through the pipe. it's a very corrosive substance. they had 12 spills in the first 12 months. numerous issues. it holds no benefits for u
and right now it's about the size of the city of chicago, and they plan to expand it to the size of the state of florida. this pipeline is intended to get its product to the gulf of mexico for export. this is not fuel for the united states. we're already processing that fuel in oklahoma, but they want to by pass oklahoma to get it down to the gulf because they aren't able to get it to the coast in canada since the indigenous communities have stopped it from going through their lands. >>...
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the city where the first lady grew up, they raised the first daughter there for a number of years before they were actually the first daughters and of course, the city gave birth to president obama's political career this is personal for him. chicago, one of the cities at the epicenter of the gun violence debate because of the high rate of violence, and it witnessed the murder of hadiya penned heelton, chit teen who performed at president obama's inauguration and then gunned down in a random act of violence. take a listen. >> there was something profound and uniquely hal are heart braking about a group of 6-year-olds killed. but last year there were 443 murders with a firearm on the streets of this city. and 65 of those victims were 18 and under some of that's t that equivalent of a newtown every four months. >> reporter: alex, also unique about president obama's comments yesterday, he talked about the root of gun violence and said it was due to economic inequalities, broken homes and again, called for investing in these community as a way to try to prevent this violence. his fry speech
the city where the first lady grew up, they raised the first daughter there for a number of years before they were actually the first daughters and of course, the city gave birth to president obama's political career this is personal for him. chicago, one of the cities at the epicenter of the gun violence debate because of the high rate of violence, and it witnessed the murder of hadiya penned heelton, chit teen who performed at president obama's inauguration and then gunned down in a random...
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forbes magazine releasing its list of the most miserable cities in this country. illus takes into accot various factors, including the unemployment rates, violent crime foreclosures, income, property taxes, even weather and commuting time. modesto california, chicago. rockford, illinois, plan, michigan. the first the nearly bankrupt detroit. we may have rent chicago ourselves a bit higher given all the problems they have. up next in the present dispatching his lone republican cabinet member to scare somebody , of course. ♪ the "a-team" will be taking that up and a great deal more. we will be joined here next. ♪ at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. ♪ lou: joining us now, the "a-team". we have -- in b.c. has fallen to the fifth position in ratings in the february sweeps. behind univision, for crying out loud. i thought -- i have a theory here. they have becom
forbes magazine releasing its list of the most miserable cities in this country. illus takes into accot various factors, including the unemployment rates, violent crime foreclosures, income, property taxes, even weather and commuting time. modesto california, chicago. rockford, illinois, plan, michigan. the first the nearly bankrupt detroit. we may have rent chicago ourselves a bit higher given all the problems they have. up next in the present dispatching his lone republican cabinet member to...
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not just in the city. >> we've got to have help across the nation. thank you so much, reverend al. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we'll deal with more of this later in the show. ahead, john mccain has a personal grudge and he's actually admitting it. and those screams you hear are coming from wall street. elizabeth warren gets to work and it's explosive. >>> nothing says changs like carl "meltdown" rove. bik show coming. stay with us: >>> have you joined the "politics nation" conversation on facebook yet? we hope you will. the committee hearing was a big hit. donna says there's a new sheriff in town. jane says she is what we needed for so long. jay says this is why i contributed to her campaign, even though i live in georgia. we've got more on warren and why wall street is scared already coming up later. but, first, we need you to come share your thoughts. please head over to facebook and search politics nation and like us to join the conversation that keeps going long after the show ends. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still
not just in the city. >> we've got to have help across the nation. thank you so much, reverend al. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we'll deal with more of this later in the show. ahead, john mccain has a personal grudge and he's actually admitting it. and those screams you hear are coming from wall street. elizabeth warren gets to work and it's explosive. >>> nothing says changs like carl "meltdown" rove. bik show coming. stay with us: >>> have...
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the man who banned soda, salt, and anything fun in new york city is in the right this time. bloomberg view stowed what could have been the most aggressive measure to have employers ignore unemployed job seekers. it bans ads say unemployed need not apply, but this one let'ses rejected applicants sue employers. all this does is produce more lawsuits, not more jobs. you can't make blanket laws like this. that's my who twenties more. that's all for tonight's willis report. thank you for joining us. have a great night. see you back here monday. ♪ lou: good evening, everybody the day can be described as quiet from washington to the middle east, where as two days for market selloffs brought i told you sos from some wall street gurus. today's triple digit rally in the dow was unobserved by those who lost the narrative. as surrogates and private campaign force, organizing for action, worked to upend the second amendment, the president, himself, seems most willing to put a electoral risk, and the democratic senators and they had the elections, and facing constituents on gun control,
the man who banned soda, salt, and anything fun in new york city is in the right this time. bloomberg view stowed what could have been the most aggressive measure to have employers ignore unemployed job seekers. it bans ads say unemployed need not apply, but this one let'ses rejected applicants sue employers. all this does is produce more lawsuits, not more jobs. you can't make blanket laws like this. that's my who twenties more. that's all for tonight's willis report. thank you for joining us....
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forbes magazine releasing its list of the most miserable cities in this country. illus takes into account various factors, including the unemployment rates, violent crime foreclosures, income, property taxes, even weather and commuting time. modesto california, chicago. rockford, illinois, plan, michigan. the first the nearly bankrupt detroit. we may have rent chicago ourselves a bit higher given all the problems they have. up next in the present dispatching his lone republican cabinet member to scare somebody , of course. ♪ the "a-team" will be taking that up and a great deal more. we will be joined here next. ♪ dad, i'd put that down. ah. 4g, huh? verizon 4g lte. 700 megahertz spectrum, end-to-end, pure lte build. the most consistent speeds indoors or out. and, obviously, astonishing throughput. obviously... you know how fast our home wifi is? yeah. this is basically just asast. oh. and verizon's got more fast lte coverage than all other networks combined. it's better. yes. oh, why didn't you just say that? huh-- what is he doing? overmany discounts to thine
forbes magazine releasing its list of the most miserable cities in this country. illus takes into account various factors, including the unemployment rates, violent crime foreclosures, income, property taxes, even weather and commuting time. modesto california, chicago. rockford, illinois, plan, michigan. the first the nearly bankrupt detroit. we may have rent chicago ourselves a bit higher given all the problems they have. up next in the present dispatching his lone republican cabinet member...
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some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. i've always kept my eye on her... but with so much health care noise, i didn't always watch out for myself. with unitedhealthcare, i get personalized information and rewards for addressing my health risks. but she's still going to give me a heart attack. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. to prove febreze can keep this car fresh, we loaded it with fast food, sweaty hockey gear, and a smelly dog cage. and parked it at a mall. in texas. for two days. then put a febreze car vent clip on the dash and let in real people. it smells good. like laundry fresh out of like the dryer. yeah. a man fresh out of the shower. nailed it. oh yeah. proof. febreze car vent clips keep your car fresh. another way febreze helps you breathe happy. ya. alright, another one just like that. right in the old bucket. good
some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. i've always kept my eye on her... but with so much health care noise, i didn't always watch out for myself. with unitedhealthcare, i get personalized information and rewards for addressing my health risks. but she's still going to give me a heart attack. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a...
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forbes magazine releasing its list of the most miserable cities in this country. illus takes into account various factors, including the unemployment rates, violent crime foreclosures, income, property taxes, even weather and commuting time. desto california, chicago. rockford, illins, plan, michigan. the first the nearly bankrupt detroit. we may have rent chicago ourselves a bit higher given all the problems they have. up next in the present dispatching his lone republican cabinet member to scare somebody , of course. ♪ the "a-team" will be taking that up and a great deal more. we will be joined here next. ♪ copd makes it hard toreathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. adva is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more an twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of p
forbes magazine releasing its list of the most miserable cities in this country. illus takes into account various factors, including the unemployment rates, violent crime foreclosures, income, property taxes, even weather and commuting time. desto california, chicago. rockford, illins, plan, michigan. the first the nearly bankrupt detroit. we may have rent chicago ourselves a bit higher given all the problems they have. up next in the present dispatching his lone republican cabinet member to...
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there is no city in the country that is perfectly safe. there is a real penchant on how you're just spending money for very diminishing returns. >> the obama administration has done more than any other prior administration. our border today, we are spending over $18 billion just last year alone in the interior and in the border. that is more than all federal, criminal law enforcement agencies combined. more than the fbi, the dea, aft, secret service of course i mean, you name it. that is pretty incredible. and we are currently at net zero unlawful migration from mexico. here is the piece left undone, actually, there has been no path to citizenship. there is no road map, there are no legal mechanisms from people who are either currently in the united states to become citizens, the fact that they may have been here five, ten, 15, 20 years. or for family members to come to the u.s. through lawful means without waiting a decade or two decades. >> jessica, on that point, your organization is very dedicated to staunching that flow of illegal mig
there is no city in the country that is perfectly safe. there is a real penchant on how you're just spending money for very diminishing returns. >> the obama administration has done more than any other prior administration. our border today, we are spending over $18 billion just last year alone in the interior and in the border. that is more than all federal, criminal law enforcement agencies combined. more than the fbi, the dea, aft, secret service of course i mean, you name it. that is...
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jose zacarias, the only hispanic city council member, believes a path to citizenship will en power more hispanics to help run the town in which they are the majority. >> maybe in our generation more will be integrated and established in this community. >> reporter: two communities in one, trying to grow together. in a changing world. mark potter, nbc news, west liberty, iowa. >>> coming up, a lot of you have already been commenting on our gut check question about the delta passenger, that one right there, charged with slapping a toddler, who wouldn't stop crying on a flight. and it's not too late. you still have time to cast your vote about that. >>> also, be sure to like the "news nation" page on facebook at facebook.com/newsnation. i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. and wesley & ashley are looking for a brand new smartphone. let'
jose zacarias, the only hispanic city council member, believes a path to citizenship will en power more hispanics to help run the town in which they are the majority. >> maybe in our generation more will be integrated and established in this community. >> reporter: two communities in one, trying to grow together. in a changing world. mark potter, nbc news, west liberty, iowa. >>> coming up, a lot of you have already been commenting on our gut check question about the delta...
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lost the cities. losing more educated white voters along with minority voters and part of the problem is them. the messaging they use for their base turns off obviously younger people. turns off women. turns off minorities and this time they really got minorities excited about voting. when you do things to prevent people from voting, that made that vote solidify and come out and visit in 2008. >> this is the problem they have. the leadership, michael gerschwins of the world, they alienate the people who vote for the party. >> angry guy in arizona. >> john mccain, town hall meeting. there is a reason why a lot of mo more centrists did not run last night, all of the crazies, and mitt romney and if you see turning out as we play the clips from the republican debate, the audience was one -- they don't care what michael says about republicans need new poverty programs or new ways to structure the government to make it work. >> environmental programs. >> they don't care. a lot of this for them is cultural.
lost the cities. losing more educated white voters along with minority voters and part of the problem is them. the messaging they use for their base turns off obviously younger people. turns off women. turns off minorities and this time they really got minorities excited about voting. when you do things to prevent people from voting, that made that vote solidify and come out and visit in 2008. >> this is the problem they have. the leadership, michael gerschwins of the world, they alienate...
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sport and the clash in the crescent city. president obama shifting focus back to the economy after encouraging economic news friday. >> home prices are starting to climb again and car sales at a five-year high. manufacturing is roaring back. the business created 2.2 million jobs last year and our economy created more jobs than econom t economists originally thought. >> jones industrial average closed about 14,000 on friday, the highest since 2007. the los angeles mayor has put an end to speculation that he will be joining the obama cabinet. there is talk he might be transportation secretary. he said he will finish out his term as mayor. in massachusetts, former senator scott brown said he will not be running for the senate seat vacated by john kerry, but there is speculation that brown could have his eye on the governor's seat when patrick steps down in 2014. we will take you to boston to big deeper into that story later in the show. a whole lot to get to first. vice president biden is in germany and talking international sec
sport and the clash in the crescent city. president obama shifting focus back to the economy after encouraging economic news friday. >> home prices are starting to climb again and car sales at a five-year high. manufacturing is roaring back. the business created 2.2 million jobs last year and our economy created more jobs than econom t economists originally thought. >> jones industrial average closed about 14,000 on friday, the highest since 2007. the los angeles mayor has put an...
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zoomed. >> and part of the problem is number one they have lost the cities. they're losing including the urban white vote, losing more educated white voters among with minority vote% and losing young voters. part of the problem is them. the messaging they use to gin up their base turns off obviously younger people, it turns off women, turns off minorities and this time they really got minute norths excited about voting. there was already loyalty to barack obama among african-americans but when you started doing voter i.d. and things to prevent people from voting that made that vote determined to come out as if it was 2008. >> this is the problem they have. the leadership, the michael gersons of the world, god bless them as joe biden would say, are alienated from the people who support the party, the people who vote for the party. we talked about this earlier this week. >> the angry guy out in arizona. >> with john mccain, the town hall meetings. there's a reason why a lot of more centrist or less yahoo republicans did not run for president last time. there wa
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following the white house's latest sequester strategy, one the politico calls shame. in automatic budget cuts, they kick in and president obama is doing local tv interviews in markets with significant defense presence including boston, charleston, wichita, oklahoma city and san francisco and honolulu. this comes a day after the president surrounded himself with first responders he said could lose their job fist a meat cleaver of cuts take effect. the blame game rages on. >> republicans thus far have refused to do this. they refused to go on with the american public on the simple notion that balances the right approach to dealing with the problem. it's important to understand that if they hold that position and sequester those into effect and those americans will lose their jobs because republicans made a choice for that to happen. >> from the republican side today after defense secretary planned to impose furloughs, 800,000 civilian employees if the sequester hits, john boehner responded president obama is ultimately responsible for the military readiness and it's fai
following the white house's latest sequester strategy, one the politico calls shame. in automatic budget cuts, they kick in and president obama is doing local tv interviews in markets with significant defense presence including boston, charleston, wichita, oklahoma city and san francisco and honolulu. this comes a day after the president surrounded himself with first responders he said could lose their job fist a meat cleaver of cuts take effect. the blame game rages on. >> republicans...
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the city and the state are both scrambling and struggling to keep up the city and state share. we depend on the federal money. and a sudden cut -- these have been cut back before. the budget has been cut substantially in the last couple of years. a huge budget cut on top of this in home heating assistance and certainly in sandy aid would be disastrous. >> sure. congressman welch, what do you think is going to happen? what is the solution here? >> well, the solution is that we don't act so stupid. i mean, this is really a dumb move. it's not as though we can't handle getting the deficit under control by doing some of the things the president mentioned. >> the republicans have drawn the line in the sand. no more revenue. so where does that leave the democrats? >> get rid of the loopholes. you know, in the fiscal cliff legislation, we put in a paragraph at the 11th hour that gave amgen about $500 million in increased reimbursements for medicaid -- a medicare drug. i mean, there are loopholes in there that just have no basis whatsoever in the budget. and it costs an immense amount
the city and the state are both scrambling and struggling to keep up the city and state share. we depend on the federal money. and a sudden cut -- these have been cut back before. the budget has been cut substantially in the last couple of years. a huge budget cut on top of this in home heating assistance and certainly in sandy aid would be disastrous. >> sure. congressman welch, what do you think is going to happen? what is the solution here? >> well, the solution is that we don't...
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with half of the population we had, we needed to, i think, sort of reset the city. so that we can have sustainable neighborhoods, where people feel like they live in an intentional place, instead of in a place that's a reminder of what it used to be. a reminder that it's no longer the city that it once was. so one of the things to do, and this is one of the things i'm pushing for, is to get more support from the state and federal government. in this case, the federal government, to remove that blight and abandonment, so that we can have a fresh start and attract business, attract new investment, rebuild infrastructure around a population that's more realistic for this period. >> so, is it simply bulldozing and creating greens? what are the ways you can get rid of this plight? >> reducing the supply of abandoned housing and cleaning up empty factory sites a big one. >> right. when you go through flint, you see these giant, giant, essentially, abandoned factories. >> right. >> and there's always been this hope, well, keep the infrastructure, because maybe somebody wil
with half of the population we had, we needed to, i think, sort of reset the city. so that we can have sustainable neighborhoods, where people feel like they live in an intentional place, instead of in a place that's a reminder of what it used to be. a reminder that it's no longer the city that it once was. so one of the things to do, and this is one of the things i'm pushing for, is to get more support from the state and federal government. in this case, the federal government, to remove that...
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several buildings in six cities. >> by my read of the solar system, this just happens to be a coincidence. you would see many more of these between now and when that big one comes by. >> those are assurances from astro physicist about the asteroid set to whiz by earth today at 2:25 eastern. the asteroid, named 2012 da-14 will be 17,000 miles away when it passes and then fade into the galaxy. by the way, that's closer than where satellites orbit. >>> also, we're keeping an eye on the white house. president obama expected shortly. he'll present the medal to 18 americans, six of them victims at the newtown shooting. as soon as we see the president, we'll get you straight to it. we'll be right back. push-ups or sprints? what's wrong with fetch? or chase? let's do this larry! ooh, i got it, i got it! (narrator) the calorie-smart nutrition in beneful healthy weight... includes grains and real chicken, because a healthy dog is a playful dog. beneful healthy weight. find us on facebook to help put more play in your day. if we took the nissan altima and reimagined nearly everything in it? gave it
several buildings in six cities. >> by my read of the solar system, this just happens to be a coincidence. you would see many more of these between now and when that big one comes by. >> those are assurances from astro physicist about the asteroid set to whiz by earth today at 2:25 eastern. the asteroid, named 2012 da-14 will be 17,000 miles away when it passes and then fade into the galaxy. by the way, that's closer than where satellites orbit. >>> also, we're keeping an...
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what is the challenge to the voting rights act and what is it that i think -- this is both the city of alabama? >> it is. shelby county, alabama, which is suburbs of birmingham. this is a challenge to the probably most important civil rights legislation ever passed by congress, the 1965 voting rights act. the key section says that any area, mostly southern states, but there are little areas throughout the country that have a history of discrimination against racial minorities, language minorities. they cannot make any changes at all in how they conduct elections. all the way from redrawing their congressional districts to moving a polling place two doors down the block without getting permission first from the federal government. so this is a challenge to that. what the challengers say is, well, that may have been true in '65 and in the four times that congress has renewed it, but the law hasn't changed and times have. we have an african-american re-elected. we have more african-americans in congress and state houses. they say that the times have moved on, the burdens under this law ar
what is the challenge to the voting rights act and what is it that i think -- this is both the city of alabama? >> it is. shelby county, alabama, which is suburbs of birmingham. this is a challenge to the probably most important civil rights legislation ever passed by congress, the 1965 voting rights act. the key section says that any area, mostly southern states, but there are little areas throughout the country that have a history of discrimination against racial minorities, language...